W. E. Costley at home near Middle Bosque creek
Monday October the 1st AD 1900 hundred Opened up quite a clear cool
morning wind from the north earley in the morning The thermometer
registers at 68 Degrees temparure this at an Earley hour to day. my
wife and my Self were out of bed quite earley this morning . as the
weather was growing much cooler after i arose from my bed of rest i
prepared Stove wood for my wife to Serve the mornings meal with. i
then fed the fowl after getting through with them i washed my hands
and face and as i aimed at picking of cotton to day i did no more
before eating of my morning (meal), but it was but a Short bit untill
i was called to come and joine in with my wife in portaken of the
morning meal So we Seated our Selves too the table then eat the Same,
when throug we went too our dailey advocation of life as usual my wife
to milking of her cows whilst i with my cotton Sack in hand walked too
the cotton patch to picking of cotton I picked untill about 12-Oclock
then left off work an come too my dinner after arriving at my house i
washed my hands and face. a bout that time my (wife) announced the
noons meal. readey on the table for to be eat we then Seated our Selves
too the table then portaken of the meal when we were through my wife
taken care of her din (dinner) table and put evry thing in good repare
whilst i a rose from the diner table then with out rest and brought my
teem down to the house put my Sadde (saddle) on one of (them) then
mounting my animal and leading the other i rode too the Bosque to water,
after they had drank, i then rode back too my place dismounted from the
animal that i was wriding pull my Saddle off of the Same then fed them
So Soon as i had them fed i then walked too my cotton patch then went
to picking a gain. in corse of time my wiffe (wife) come too my
assistance and we finished picking at or near 4-Oclock in the after
noon of to day the piece that were picking. we then moved down to a
Small valey on the branch that i live on South west of my house near
E.D.Costleys bottom field it being on the North Side of middle Bosque
and commenced on a piece of cotton growing on a piece of ground
called Sleepy Bill the ground derived it name from truck that was
planted on the Same being So dull about making a move to grow off
like other land we picked untill a bout Six-Oclock in the evening
then left off work come too the house in order for me to geer my
teem hitch then too the wagon then drive too the woods after wood
to cook with when i returned with the wood i unloaded the Same,
then drove down to my cotton patch and loaded intoo my wagon then
drove back too my house and unloaded the Same at the waying point
then drove my teem a round too where i Keep my wagon under Some
large liveoaks i then unhitched my tem (teem) drove then too the
place where i always take the geer off of them i then taken the
geer from my teem then put them in a Small out house to where i
am accustom too Keeping of them, afterward i put my Saddle on
Walker mounted on him then led his mate down to Middle Bosque
to water, after they were through drinking i then returned home
dismounted from the animal pulled the Saddle off of him then
mounted on him barback then rode too my upperfield then turned
them in to graze to night, after Securing the gate So they could
not get it open i walked too my hous (house) washed my hands and
face by that time my wife had the evenings meal Served and on the
table readey for too be eat we then Seated our Selves too the
table the portaken of the evenings meal. when throught with the
meal my wife taken care of her Supper table as ususal when through
She taken lamp in too her bed room and occupied the Same Stand and
commenced reading a Doctor book on the treatment on dispepsy cure
and contunued to read it untill i finished recording of the labor
don (done) on the premises to day at or near ten O clock of the
forenoon of to day the wind changed back to the South and blowed
rather brisk but has calmed down to night. Now as we have finished
our days work we will go too our beds too rest by first asking the
lord to gard and protact us through the present night as he has
through the day just passed and gone. and when done with these
frail bodys to hand us down too our grave in peace with the (Thee)
and all man Kind and in heaven Save us is my prayer to night-Amen
W.E. Costley at home near middle Bosque creek
Tuesday October the 2th AD 1900 Opened up quite a cloudy morning
wind from the South very brist althoug up too this writing being
12- Oclock noon it has been very warm but Since the wind has
growned Stronger it is much comfortable than it has in the four
part of the day The thermemetor registers at this writing at 86
Degrees tempature. my wife and my Self were out of bed quite earley
this morning as i was anxious to get over my cotton picking the
first time today after we a rose from our bed of Slumber and put
on our clothes i then prepared Stove wood brought it in doors and
my wife Kindled the fire in the Stove then went too work too
prepare the mornings meal whilst i went to work too feeding of
the fowls and hogs did not feed my teem as they were in only upper
field as i did not expect to use them in the four part of to day.
So in a Short while after i was through feeding my wife called to
com (come) too my mornings meal as She had it Server and on the
table. So we Seated our Selves alone as we are accustom to doing
the portaken of our first meal of the day after we were through
with our meal my wife commence to collect her Small herd of calves
in order that She could milk as She had them Staked a round in the
brush. after getting them too the gate She then began to milk them.
after She was through with her milking She let them Stand in the pen
as Some of them had been in the field in order that i could have
time too fix the fence as i had gone to picking cotton. I picked
untill 12-Oclock noon then quit off work and come too my noons meal.
after arriving at the house i rested for a bit as i were Swetting too
much to wash my hands and face after i become cool i then washed my
hands and face then my wife and my Self portaken of our Second meal
for too day. after we were throug my wife taken care of her dinner
table as Soon as we were through with the meal. during all this while
i was at work recording of our labors that we had performed to day up
too a bout one Oclock PM from which i left off from writing walked up
in too my field a bove the Railroad and brought my teem dow (down) and
watered them at the Bosque after they had drank i brought them back too
my lot and fed them, i then Struck out to picking cotton a gain my wife
hope (helped) me to finish up the last pice (piece) of cotton this
evening, picking of it over the first time. after getting through we
then walked too the house in order to grees my wagon after getting it
grees i then geered my teem. hitched them too my wagon mounted in the
wagon then drove for Middle Bosque to water my teem and to hall abarrel
of water after the teem drank and i filled the barrel with water i then
drove for my place of a bod (bode) Stoping in the valley where had been
picking cotton and loaded on the the cotton that we had picked to day
and brought it too the house unload the cotton put it in the hall for
waying i then drove the teem to the place where i Keep my wagon and water
under Some live oaks trees i then taken my teem from the wagon ungeered
them put my geers in a out side room from my house from that part of the
work i taken them up too my upper farm a bove the railroad i then Secured
the gates firmley then walked back to the house washed my hands and face
then my wife and my Self Seated our Selves too the table and eat our
third meals vituals when we were through She then taken care of the
fragment and put evry thing in order for the present and as She was
rather feble to day besides She is quite tiare She went to her bed of
repose very early. whilst i remained up to finish recording the work of
to day that has been done by my wife and my Self there were Some
indications of rain to night. as it is very cloudy and the atmosphere
just right to bring rain in a Short while as the wind blew Soft and damp
Still from the South my wife is Sixty Six years old to day She moved from
Missippi in 1849 and her people located in Burleson County a bout Eleven
miles south East of Caldwell in the Above county and was reared up to woman
hood in Said county and was married to one WECostley on the 26th day of
January AD 1854 then moved to Austin in travis county Texas and from that
county moved to Bastrop county in the fall of 59 and in fifty nine move to
Coryell County and lived in the County five years. Then in the Spring of
1865 moved to Pecon Bayou in Coleman County Texas ten miles north east of
New Camp Colorado post. and there lived untill the fall of 1868 from which
She moved to McLennan County Texas Some 25 miles west of the city of Waco
on the breaks of Middle Bosque Creek from which She has lived ever Since 1868
and had borned her Seven children five boys and too girls names as follows
first Michael Second Edward Third William Avry 4 Jackson 5 Christopher
Columbus Costley girls as follows Elizabeth Sophronia Costley and Virginia
Costley Name sake of her mother Now as the days work is finished and feeling
tired and Sleepy i will try and follow Soot as my wife is a bed Sound a Sleep
Snoaring by first asking the Lord to gard and protect us through the present
night as he has through the day just passed and gone, and when done with these
frail bodys of ours to hand us down too our grave in peace with the (Thee) and
all man Kind and in heaven Save us my prayer to night
W.E. Costley at home near Middle bosque creek
Wednesday October the 3dh AD 1900 hundred opened up quite a cool
morning wind from the South Some what cloudey The thermometer registered
earley this morning at 66 Degrees tempature. We were out of bed rather
earlier this morning than for common as i calculated to help Billman
hall his wheat to Crawfor (Crawford). Sof (So) after we were out of
bed and our cloths on in haste i prepared the Stove wood then brought
it in doors and my wife Kindled the fire in the Stove then went to work
to prepare the mornings meal whilst i walked up too my upper field
brought my teem down too the lott and fed them i come in doors washed
my hands and face then we eat our mornings meal as my wife had it
Served and on the table waiting. after we were though with the meal,
my wife collected up her calves as She had them Staked out on the
grass. She then milk her cows whith (with) the Exception of one that
was not up. whilst i geered my teem hitched them too my wagon i then
drove too the Robinson place place near Old Crawford too where the
wheat was housed. when, i arrived at the place i found Mr Billman
not readey to hall and be Sides he was Sick. So that ended the wheat
halling for to day So i drove over to new Crawford and purchased Some
Coffe and tobaco and a laxhelve (laxative) then drove down too the
black Smith Shop and got a plow colter that i left there to be fixed
after getting of it i then drove back to my place of a bode when i
arrived at home i dismounted from my wagon then ungeered my teem then
fed them. i come in doors washed my hands and face. in a few minutes
my wife announce our noons meal Served and on the table. we then
Seated our Selves too the table and portaken of the Same, when through
and the dinner table cared far and evry (thing) put a way in good
order we then moved in too our Sitting room Seated our Selves, then
went to work reading of the news as i had brought Some waco papers
home with me from Crawford also a Goldthwait wait paper. we occupied
our time in reading of the late news for Some too hours and a half.
from which we left off from reading then went too work my wife to
attending to her house hold affairs whilst i geered my teem hitched
them too my plow then went to breaking my wheat Stuble again at a
bout the middle of this evening i come very near Suffocating with
heat as the Sun come down with all vengance, for about too hours
and a half before it become any cooler i plowed untill the Sun was
about on (one) half hour high in the evening from which i drove out
too my mouse as i brought my plow with me in order to plow as i
come in (coming) home as i has a narrow Strip say between my house
and the field that i was plowing in. after arriving at home i then
ungeered my teem then taken them too middle Bosque to after they
drank i rode back too the house i dismounted from my horse taken
my Saddle off of my horse brought it in doors then taken my teem
too the field a gain turned them in to graze too night as they
appeared to want ruffness too eat after tying the gate well i then
walked back to my my house washed my hands and face the Same old thing
over over and over we eat again as we are accuston to doing three times
a day. now as we have eat our evenings meal and the table cared far,
and evry thing put a way in good order. we then taken our Seats in our
bed room as usual then my wife went to reading the news paper again
whilst i went to work to finish up recording the labor that has been
performed by my wife and my Self to day. we shurley have been buisey
all the day through. and as we are very much wearried from our labors
we will now retire too our bed of reposse by first asking the Lord to
gard and protect us through the present night as he has through the
day just passed and gone and when done with these frail bodys of ours
to hand us down too our grave in peace with the (Thee) and all man
Kind and in heaven Save us is my pray to night-Amen
W.E. Costley at home near middle Bosque creek
Thursday. October. the 4th.AD. 1900. hundred Opened up quite a
cool morning wind from the South. The ther mometer registered
at an earley hour this morning at 66 Degrees tempature. my wife
and my Self was out of our bed quite late this morning on the
account of my Self not feeling very well i had contracted a very
Severe cold and cough and was not feeling very well. after we did
arise from our bed of repose we put on our clothes then went to
buisiness all a like i first prepared the wood for the Stove then
brought it in doors my wife Kindled the fire in the Stove the went
to work and prepared the morning meal whilst i fed the fowls and
hogs. as i felt So poorley i did not go after my teem untill after
i eat my mornings meal but So Soon as i was through with my feeding.
my wife called for me to come too my mornings meal. So i responded
to the call then washed my hands and face then we Seated our Selves
too the table then portaken of the Same, after we were through with
our mornings meal my wife milked her cows whilst in my febleness
walked too my upper field and brought my teem down too the lot then
fed them. after they was through eating i watered then fed them.
when through eating i cought curried then put the geer on them hitched
them too my plow as feble as i was then went to breaking Stuble again
and plowed untill near 12-Oclock noon day then turned out and drove
too the house ungeered my teem taken them. too the Bosque to water
after. the drank i brought them back too the lot then fed them,
afterwards i come in doors washed my hands and face then we portaken
of our meal, as my wife had it Served and on the table after we were
through. my wife taken care. of her dinner table whilst i walked up
the road in my farm and tied the calves as my wife had turned them
loose in the field. i then walk back too the lot caught my horse
then curried and Saddled him and after getting i mounted on him then
rode over too Crawford to mail a letter too Edna Leng of Joshua
Johnson County Texas and to get Some medison to take as i had a
light chill on last night and a light fever too day. after getting
what i went after i then mounted on on my horse then rode for my
place of a bode, after arriving at home i lit from my horse.
unsaddled him then brought my package in doors rested for a bit
then put the geer on my teem hitched them too my plow and went to
braking Stuble land a gain being late i did not get to plow but a
Short while before i had to turn out again, after, i watered my
teem i then turned them back in too my upper field to graze to
night i then secured the gate by tying it with a rope then walked
back too my house, then my wife and my Self eat our evenings meal.
when through with the meal, my wife taken care of her Supper table
and put evry thin in order again. we then moved in too our bed room
taken Seats by our tables that we occupy evry night Seperate and a
part from each other. So my wife occupyed her time in reading of
the Waco news. whilst i was engaged in recording the weather and
the labor that has been done on the premises to day you aught to
have been present this evening to see my wife fire the corn Stalk
piles that i had made during the time i was braking land to Sow
wheat on this fall She had a pirfict String of it burning all at
once untill all was in too ashes which changed the looks of evry
thing a round in a few minutes from worse to better. This has been
just a bout as warm a day as we have had this Season although the
thermometer has not been quite as high as it was in August but She
reached to 90 Degrees tempature at half past too oclock this
evening . Now as our days work is done for to day we will go too
our bed to rest as both of us is feble and tiard. by first asking
the Lord to gard and protect us through the present night as he has
through the day just passed and. gone and when done with these frail
bodys of ours to hand us down to our grave in peace with the (Thee)
and all man Kind and in heaven Save us is my prayer to night Amen
W.E. Costley at home near Middle bosque creek
Wednesday October the 3dh AD 1900 hundred opened up quite
a cool morning wind from the South Some what cloudey The
thermometer registered earley this morning at 66 Degrees
tempature. We were out of bed rather earlier this morning
than for common as i calculated to help Billman hall his
wheat to Crawfor (Crawford). Sof (So) after we were out
of bed and our cloths on in haste i prepared the Stove wood
then brought it in doors and my wife Kindled the fire in
the Stove then went to work to prepare the mornings meal
whilst i walked up too my upper field brought my teem down
too the lott and fed them i come in doors washed my hands
and face then we eat our mornings meal as my wife had it
Served and on the table waiting. after we were though with
the meal, my wife collected up her calves as She had them
Staked out on the grass. She then milk her cows whith (with)
the Exception of one that was not up. whilst i geered my teem
hitched them too my wagon i then drove too the Robinson place
near Old Crawford too where the wheat was housed. when, i
arrived at the place i found Mr Billman not readey to hall
and be Sides he was Sick. So that ended the wheat halling
for to day So i drove over to new Crawford and purchased
Some Coffe and tobaco and a laxhelve (laxative) then drove
down too the black Smith Shop and got a plow colter that i
left there to be fixed after getting of it i then drove back
to my place of a bode when i arrived at home i dismounted
from my wagon then ungeered my teem then fed them. i come in
doors washed my hands and face. in a few minutes my wife
announce our noons meal Served and on the table. we then
Seated our Selves too the table and portaken of the Same,
when through and the dinner table cared far and evry (thing)
put a way in good order we then moved in too our Sitting
room Seated our Selves, then went to work reading of the
news as i had brought Some waco papers home with me from
Crawford also a Goldthwait wait paper. we occupied our time
in reading of the late news for Some too hours and a half.
From which we left off from reading then went too work my wife
to attending to her house hold affairs whilst i geered my teem
hitched them too my plow then went to breaking my wheat Stuble
again at a bout the middle of this evening i come very near
Suffocating with heat as the Sun come down with all vengance,
for about too hours and a half before it become any cooler i
plowed untill the Sun was about on (one) half hour high in the
evening from which i drove out too my house as i brought my
plow with me in order to plow as i come in (coming) home as
i has a narrow Strip say between my house and the field that
i was plowing in. after arriving at home i then ungeered my
teem then taken them too middle Bosque to after they drank
i rode back too the house i dismounted from my horse taken
my Saddle off of my horse brought it doors then taken my
teem too the field a gain turned them in to graze too night
as they appeared to want ruffness too eat after tying the
gate well i then walked back to my house washed my hands
and face the Same old thing over over and over we eat again
as we are accuston to doing three times a day. now as we have
eat our evenings meal and the table cared far, and evry thing
put a way in good order. we then taken our Seats in our bed room
as usual then my wife went to reading the news paper again whilst
i went to work to finish up recording the labor that has been
performed by my wife and my Self to day. we shurley have been
buisey all the day and as we are very much wearried from our
labors we will now retire too our bed of reposse by first asking
the Lord to gard and protect us through the present night as he
has through the day just passed and gone and when done with
these frail bodys of ours to hand us down too our grave in peace
with the (Thee) and all man Kind and in heaven Save us is my
pray to night-Amen
There has been but little air Sturing to day and what there
was come from the South east
W.E.Costley at home near Middle Bosque creek
Friday October the 5th AD 1900 hundred Opened up quite a nice
morning rather cool So much So that i had to put on a coat
wind not Sturing but the preasure of the air is from the South
east. The thermometer this morning registers 63 Degrees tempature
it Shows to be going down but the days are no cooler as i can See.
my wife and my Self was out of bed quite earley this morning as we
were aiming on penning of them in order to get a hold of a dozen
to take too old Lady Ball of Crawford and also a lot of Chickens.
So after we a rose from our bed of Slumber and put on our clothes
we Soon rounded them up all a like readey for the market. my (wife)
then prepared the mornings meal whilst i fed the hogs and fowls
after i were through we eat our mornings meal as my wife had it
Served and on the table after we were through my wife milked her
cows whilst i walked up too my upper field then brought my teem
down to the house curried then put the geer on them hitched them
too my wagon then drove a round too my horse lot to get Some turkeys
to put in my wagon to take too Old Lady Ball of Crawford also Some
chickens after getting them caught and Secured in my wagon my wife
and my Self mounted up on the wagon then drove for Crawford too Old
Lady Balls tavern. after arriving at the place we then unloaded our
chickens and Turkeys after getting through we then drove back back
home arriving at our place of abode after we arrived at home we
dismounted from my wagon then my wife went to work to watering of
her fowls whilst i ungeered my teem then fed them then come in doors
washed my hands and face i then taken a rest for a bit as i was very
warm and fateagued going to Crawford and back as i were not very
well but in a Short whild my wife announced our noons meal readey
on the table to eat So we Seated our Selve alone too the table then
portaken of our noons meal when we were through with our meal
cleaned up her dinner table then washed and put a way her dishes,
whilst i went to work too recording the labor that has been performed
on the premises up too half past too-Oclock this evening at this
writing The thermometer registers 92 Degrees tempature, at or near
that hour i geered my teem then hitched them too my wagon then my
wife and my Self mounted in the wagon i then drove too the bosque
to water my teem and to hall a barrel of water. after returning
back to the place i unhitched my teem from my wagon then hitched
them too my plow then went to braking Stubble ground a gain. i
finished braking my wheat Stubble just before the Sun Sit on Friday
evening October the 5th AD 1900 hundred then drove up too the upper
Side near the Railroad and commenced to rebrake a piece of ground
that had Johnson grass on it. and plowed untill near night from
which i turned out drove to the house ungeered my teem watered them
from the barrel then taken them too my upper field to graze to night.
after Seccuring of the gates i walk back too my house then washed my
hands and face. then in a Short while my wife announced the Evening
meal Served and on the table we then Seated our Selves too the table
and eat a portion of the Same when we were through. My wife attended
too her Supper table and put evry thing in good Shape. whilst i went
too work and finished up recording of the labors of the day also the
weather and its changes the wind at or near the middle of the day
change too the East and is Still blowing from that direction at this
writing. being near 8-Oclock at night So as we feel very poorley
we will go to our bed of repose by first asking the Lord to gard and
protect us through the present night as he has through the day just
passed and gone and when done with these frail bodys of our to hand
us down too our grave in peace with the (Thee) and all man Kind and
in heaven Save us is my prayer to night-Amen
